Auxiliary box-cover.



R. W. DOUGLAS.

AUXILIARY BOX COVER. APPLICATION man JUNE 4.1914.

1,141,699 Patented June 1, 1915.

RAIFORI) WALKER DOUGLAS, 63 MIAMI. FLORIDA.

AUXILIARY BOX-COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June I, 11915..

Application filed J une 4, 1914. Serial No. 842,975.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAIFORD WALKER DOUGLAS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

siding at Miami, in the county of Dads and State of Florida, haveinvented certain new anduseful Improvements in Auxiliary Box- Covers;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in display boxes and moreparticularly to devices for removably attaching an auxiliary lidthereto.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and eiiicient meanswhereby an auxiliary lid or cover, preferably formed of transparentmaterial, may be easily attached to or detached from the body of a box,the improvement allowing convenient viewing of the contents of the boxand protecting the contents from dust, moisture, etc, andpermittingopening and closing of the box to obtain access to the contents thereofwhenever desired.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

a In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a side elevation ofa cigar box with its permanent cover open and positioned to support thebox at an inclination and with this improved attachment applied:

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof:Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the rear portion of the box taken online 44 of Fig. 2 with the auxiliary lid in closed position. Fig. 5 is asimilar View taken on the line 55 of Fig.

2. Fig. 6 is a side elevation thereof with the auxiliary lid partiallyopen.

In the embodiment illustrated a box 1 is shown provided with the usualcover 2 here- 1n shown opened and disposed vertically downward tosupport the rear end of the box at an inclination for convenientlydisplaying the contents thereof.

This improved auxiliary lid is here shown in the form of a frame 3adapted to rest on the edges of the box and having a glass or othertransparent sheet 4 mounted therein. At the rearend of this auxiliarycover is an upwardly projecting card holder 5 which may be of anysuitable or desired shape or construction. Secured to the rear edge ofsaid auxiliary cover are depending box engaging clips 6 here shownsubstantially inverted U-shape in cross section and composed ofresilient material to afford a gripping action on the box and cover 2thereof when applied as is shown clearly in Fig. 2. These clips 6 have ahinge connection with the auxiliary cover 4 as shown at 7 to permit saidcover to be swung upward when desired for affording access to theinterior of the box. A spring 8 of any desired construction here shownin the form of a leaf spring is attached at one end to the rear face ofthe card holder 5 and spans the joint between the auxiliary cover andthe box and has its free end positioned to bear against the rear wall ofsaid box whereby its tension is exerted for normally closing the cover4, said spring being preferably outwardly bowed as shown in Fig. 2.

In the use of this invention the ordinary box cover 2 is firstopened'and swung downwardly into the position shown in the drawings andthe auxiliary cover is then applled to the box by engaging the clips 6thereof .with the rear wall of the box, oneof the legs of said clipsextending inside the box and engaging the inner face of its rear walland the other leg extending over the open box cover 2 and engaging itsexposed face whereby the auxiliary cover is reliably supported on thebox. When'in this position the spring 8 carried by the card holder 5will engage the exposed face of the box cover 2 and exert its tension toforce the auxihary cover into closed position so that when said cover islifted to obtain access to the box 1t will swing back in olosed diatelyupon being released.

I claim as my invention: An auxiliary box cover, a plurality oflongitudinally spaced depending inverted U- position immeshaped clipshingedly connected therewith In testimony whereof I have hereunto set aand composed of resilient material, said my hand in presence of twosubscribing witcover having an 11 right extension at its clip nesses.carrying edge, and a spring secured at one RAIFORD WALKER DOUGLAS. 5 endto the rear face of said extension with Witnesses:

its other end depending into position to en JOHN L. LEMERE, gage therear wall of a box when applied. BURL; UPHAM.

